Press release - 

Save Black Johnson beach campaign 2022 - Call to Action

Help us to deliver our petition to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London on 26th May 2022. Remind the government of Sierra Leone that the world is watching. 

Join us if you can 12.30pm 41 Eagle St, London WC1R 4TL or make a donation to our ongoing campaign. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-black-johnson-beach

To mark the first anniversary of the Save Black Johnson Beach campaign we want to tell you what we have achieved together.

One year ago we started the fight to Save Black Johnson beach. The Government of Sierra Leone wants to turn it into a commercial fish harbour and fish-meal/oil plant. 

We asked for your help and we received it. We have a petition with over 22,000 signatures against this plan.

Thank you.

With your support we have;

1. Exposed a shady $55 million deal between the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the Chinese government and established the grounds for a legal challenge

2. Ensured an  Environmental Impact Assessment must be effected. This has brought GoSL plans to a halt. 

3. Mobilised a local campaign group

4. Identified the protected species and environments

5. Rescued two live, endangered, Green Turtles and returned them to the sea

      6.    Produced  a reggae song / video made to promote our story 

      7.    Become recognised environmental monitors working with a local group.

We need your help to win this fight once and for all.

We have brought a temporary reprieve. GoSL knows it can’t go ahead but it refuses to admit it, so the beach and environment are still in real danger.

Our priority is to deliver the petition of 22,000 to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London on 26 May 2022 and create international awareness of the campaign to prevent the needless destruction of five separate ecosystems including pristine rainforest, protected wetlands and fish spawning grounds, home to many endangered species.

GoSL has ignored our request to deliver our international petition collected in 2021 to the Parliament in Sierra Leone. In Sierra Leone we need an agreement to deliver it. This petition must be sent to GoSL publicly to show international strength of feeling.

We will not let the petition be ignored.

We will deliver it to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London then it’s officially in front of GoSL.

Help us to help the environment and the protected animals. Let GoSL know the world is watching. No fish farm. Save Black Johnson Beach

Enquiries - James 020 3556 6470 info@spco.org.uk 

Twitter - @JohnsonOwners